Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales is a musical conceived by Martin Starkie and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie with music by John Hawkins and Richard Hill. Originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, it was expanded into a full-length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968, with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton attending the premiere. It played for a record-breaking 2080 performances and closed on 24 March 1973.

Lovingly DigiMIXED to modernise as much as possible and here for the first time ever on CD.

    CD ONE
    1. Overture
      Orchestra
    2. Chaucer's Prologue / Songs of Welcome
      Martin Starkie
    3. Good Night Hymn
      Wilfred Brambell, Pamela Charles, John Rutland
    4. Canterbury Day
      Wilfred Brambell, Pamela Charles, John Rutland
    5. I Have A Noble Cock
      Nicky Henson
    6. Darling, Let Me Teach You How To Kiss
      Billy Boyle
    7. Nicholas and Alison's Love Duet
      Nicky Henson, Gay Soper, Wilfred Brambell
    8. Some Call It Love
      Wilfred Brambell
    9. Chanticleer and Pertelote Duet
      Wilfred Brambell, Pamela Charles, John Rutland
    10. Chanticleer, Pertelote, Fox Trio
      Wilfred Brambell, Pamela Charles, John Rutland
    11. Fill Your Glass
      Kenneth J Warren, Nancy Nevinson, Gay Soper
    12. Pilgrim's Riding Music
      Orchestra of The Canterbury Tales
    13. Come On And Marry Me, Honey
      Jessie Evans
    14. When I Was A Boy
      Kenneth J Warren, Wilfrid Bramble
    15. Where Are The Girls of Yesterday?
      Wilfrid Bramble, Nicky Henson, Gay Soper
    16. If She Has Never Loved Before
      Wilfrid Bramble, Daniel Thorndike, John Rutland
    17. I Give My Love a Ring
      Nicky Henson, Gay Soper
    18. Chaucer’s Speech
      Martin Starkie, Nicky Henson
    19. I Am Forever Dated
    20. Opening Of the Wife of Bath’s Tale / What Do Women Most Desire?
    21. April Song
    22. The Arrival at Canterbury / Love Will Conquer All / Chaucer Epiloge / Finale



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